Bristol Scout
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The Bristol Scout was a British single-seat biplane fighter and reconnaissance aircraft used early in World War I.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bristol M.1D | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ single-seat aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
early fighter aircraft
ⓘ
scout aircraft ⓘ |
| armament | 1 × machine gun ⓘ |
| armamentNote | early aircraft often carried improvised gun mountings ⓘ |
| construction |
fabric-covered
ⓘ
wooden airframe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 1 ⓘ |
| designer | Frank Barnwell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| emptyWeight | 408 kg ⓘ |
| engineCount | 1 ⓘ |
| engineModel |
Gnome Lambda
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Le Rhône 9C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 1910s ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1914-02-23 ⓘ |
| grossWeight | 635 kg ⓘ |
| height | 2.59 m ⓘ |
| introducedInYear | 1914 ⓘ |
| landingGearType | fixed tailskid landing gear ⓘ |
| length | 6.83 m ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
148 km/h
ⓘ
92 mph ⓘ |
| notableFor | one of the first British single-seat fighter types of World War I ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
No. 5 Squadron RFC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 6 Squadron RFC NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantType | rotary engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Royal Flying Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Naval Air Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| propulsionType | single tractor propeller ⓘ |
| range |
250 mi
ⓘ
402 km ⓘ |
| retiredInYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
16000 ft
ⓘ
4877 m ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War I ⓘ |
| usedInRole |
fighter
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
| wingspan | 7.77 m ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Falcon
this entity surface form:
Bristol M.1D